Keep public money in our public education

4:06 PM,
May 3, 2013

Written by

Lynn Michie
OPINION

The AC-T editorial on April 25 rightly points out the many pitfalls of a school voucher system, which has been introduced by Republican leaders as House Bill 944. Supporters of voucher efforts contend that these "opportunity scholarships" will benefit children from lower income families by siphoning off $90 million from our public schools and giving it to private and religious schools, thereby offering families more choice. Lower income families (and many middle income families) would still not be able to afford private schools even with a $4,200 voucher.